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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 83 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The math isn't really the main limiting factor to getting close to stars.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 34 points 5 months ago

Learning math is what makes you realize that

[–] prex@aussie.zone 13 points 5 months ago

Yeah - sunscreen is like, way more important.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah but a little bit of meth and you'll surely figure it out.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

but you need to have significant math skills to even understand physics in general.

[–] solomonschuler@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

No. physics is generalized to algebra, you don't need to know a lot of math to learn physics. Having more math will allow you to do more complicated problems and understand concepts the way it was discovered, but it isn't limited to those who know calculus.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, the math used in physics is just a tiny tiny part of wider math.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Do not cite to me the deep maths, witch. I was there when it was written.